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What is a unitary government?
a small centralized government.
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Who rules over the legislative branch?
congress
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What did the Magna Carta enforce?
That the king and his gov. is not above the law.
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What does the first amendment simplify?
freedom of speech
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What did the twentieth amendment enforce?
speed up the process of the "lame duck"
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What is a federal government?
a government consisting of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
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Who rules over the judicial branch?
the supreme court
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What does the petition of right enforce?
no taxation without the consent without consent of parliament
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What did Brown v. Board of Education demonstrate?
segregation in public schools
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What did the 22nd Amendment state?
no president shall serve more than 2 terms
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What is an autocracy?
one person has absolute power in its government
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Who rules over the executive branch?
the president
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Who wrote Leviathan?
Thomas Hobbes
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What did the fifth amendment ensure?
no self incrimination
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What did the 25th Amendment simplify?
if the president is removed from office or dies, the vice president will take over
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What is an oligarchy?
a small group of people ruling in its government
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Why are checks and balances needed?
Checks and balances provide each branch with its own individual powers over other branches.
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Who wrote the Second Treaties of Government?
John Locke
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What did the nineteenth amendment allow?
women the right to vote
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What are some qualifications to become president?
natural-born citizen, at least 35 years old, has been a resident of the U.S. for 14 years
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What is the difference between a direct and representative democracy?
In a direct democracy, the people decide on policies without any representatives.
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What is the separation of powers?
a constitutional law in which the three branches of government are kept separated
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Who wrote the social contract?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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What did the fifteenth amendment do?
gave african american males the right to vote
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What are some informal qualifications common to past presidents?
experience, money, moderate political beliefs, personal characteristics
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